Romania's General Anti-Corruption Directorate (DGA) announced on Thursday having signed a co-operation protocol with Poland's Central Anti-Corruption Bureau to exchange experience and good practices in combating and preventing corruption."The Director General of the General Anti-Corruption Directorate, Liviu Vasilescu, and the Director of the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau (CBA) of Poland, Andrzej Strozny, signed on Thursday in Warsaw a cooperation protocol between the General Anti-Corruption Directorate of Romania's Interior Ministry and the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau on Poland in the area of corruption prevention," DGA reported on Thursday in a press statement.The objective of the co-operation protocol is the exchange of experience and good practices of combatting and preventing corruption, developing and implementing measures and assessment mechanisms, as well as conducting regular meetings at expert level, based on reciprocity, on subjects of common interest.At the same time, providing seminars and training courses are considered, as well as joint implementation of projects carried out by the EU and other programmes funded by international financial grants."Practically, the signing of this bilateral co-operation document is particularly important as we need to expand the exchange of experience with entities that can support the further consolidation of the professional resources of the General Anti-Corruption Directorate."Co-operation with the Central Anti-Corruption Bureau (CBA) was initiated in 2011 and continued over the years with exchanges of information and best practices, training sessions, participation in various conferences and events, in working groups and annual conferences organised under the aegis of EPAC/EACN (European Partners against Corruption/European Anti-corruption Network), European networks of which both are full members."Given the need to establish co-operation relationships with counterpart entities in other European Union countries and beyond, the Anti-Corruption Directorate-General has so far signed eight co-operation documents in the areas of preventing and combating corruption with similar entities in all countries. These bilateral co-operation documents are flexible working tools, especially for operational cases, and also for preventive actions."
In the absence of current negative influences, Romania’s economy could have an annual growth potential of 3-4%. Political instability and global geopolitical risks are dampening growth. Economic growth in 2024 was driven by wage increases and accelerating consumption, satisfied however largely through imports. Due to a decline in domestic economic competitiveness, net exports contributed negatively […]
The Bucharest Stock Exchange (BVB) announced on Thursday, March 13, the launch of a new financial education section on the BVB Research Hub platform, dedicated to retail investors. The capital market operator said that it started this project out of the need to increase the level of financial education and promote the investment culture. It […]
The Romanian governing coalition's presidential candidate, Crin Antonescu, announced on Thursday, March 13, that he is launching a podcast designed to popularize his candidacy before the May elections. Antonescu, who is backed by the alliance made up of the Liberals (PNL), Social Democrats (PSD), the Democratic Alliance of Hungarians (UDMR), and the minorities, stated that he will […]
Some 4,500 teachers will learn about rights and responsibilities online, accessibility, inclusion, online well-being, and ethics as part of Incubatorul Civic Digital (ICD - The Civic Digital Incubator), a digital citizenship and democratic culture project implemented by Institutul Intercultural Timișoara, Asociația TechSoup and Școala de Valori. The project, which offers free training, is aimed at […]
Mihaela Murariu, Attorney at Law at Grecu Partners Business Law Firm, analyzes the impact of Artificial Intelligence on personal data protection. Artificial intelligence (AI) has become a ubiquitous technology, used in more and more fields, from marketing and healthcare to recruitment and financial services. However, the widespread use of AI raises numerous questions about privacy […]
Starting next week, the gardens and interior of the presidential Cotroceni Palace in Bucharest will be open to visitors every weekend, from Friday to Sunday. Interim president Ilie Bolojan announced the initiative, emphasizing it as a gesture of respect and openness from the Presidential Administration. “Every weekend, from Friday to Sunday, this entire area, including […]
